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Ladies Auxiliary of the Italian-American Veterans Post 1, 4567 Oberlin Ave., Lorain, invites the public to its monthly spaghetti dinner Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults, $6.50 for seniors and $4 for children. Carryouts are available.
St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, 3038 Charleston Ave., Lorain, will sell pierogies Friday at a cost of $7 per dozen cooked. To place an order, call 277-9080 Wednesday. Pick-up will take place Friday at the church.
The public is welcome to attend the annual “Snacks with Santa and the Horses” event to occur at Angels Haven Horse Rescue at Evergreen Farm, 13297 Durkee Road, Grafton, Dec. 1 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $10 or $5 for those are just snacking. Take a break from shopping and come enjoy horse and pony rides, horse visits, Santa, snacks and games and prizes. There will be a raffle for a Thomas the Tank Bed and Countryside Cottage. Raffle tickets will be available that day for $5. The winners will be drawn during the event and don’t need to be present. All proceeds benefit the rescue horses and help pay for horse feed, natural supplements, stall bedding, veterinary and farrier care.
The Firelands Historical Society will meet Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room, 9 Case Ave., Norwalk. The program for the evening will be given by Randy Koch, chairman of the Erie County Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee. He will offer insight into General Ulysses Grant’s most brilliant Civil War battle campaign, which is often overshadowed by Gettysburg. Koch has visited Vicksburg several times since his son became a National Park Ranger at Vicksburg in 2010.
The Sheffield Township Fire Department will host a pancake breakfast Dec. 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sheffield Township Hall, 5166 Clinton Ave., Lorain. All-you-can-eat pancakes and beverages will be provided. Donations will be accepted.
The Erie County Republican Women’s sponsored dinner meeting, the last one for this year, will take place Nov. 20 at the Sandusky Yacht Club, 529 East Water St., Sandusky. Social time will begin 6 p.m. Dinner will be served 6:30 p.m. On the menu will be sliced roast beef with stuffing, mashed potatoes, house salad, Corn O’Brian, rolls, beverage and dessert. Cost is $19 payable at the door (includes tax and gratuity). Guest speaker will be Dr. Mary Jean Wall, an attorney who consults on medical malpractice cases. RSVP by Saturday by calling ECRW President Joanne Arndt at 419-626-4395.
Howard Hanna is sponsoring its annual fundraiser for the Children’s Free Care Fund to take place Nov. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at DeLuca’s Place in the Park, 6075 Middle Ridge Road, Lorain. Tickets are available at the Amherst Howard Hanna office or at the door. Cost is $10 per person. Dinner is included, along with live and silent auctions, raffles, live entertainment and much more. All proceeds benefit Children’s Hospitals.
The Altar & Rosary Society of Nativity B. V. M. Church of Lorain, 418 W. 15th St., will have its Christmas luncheon Dec. 4 at the Rose Cafe at Lakeview Park, 1800 W. Erie Ave., Lorain. Noon will be social hour. Lunch will be served 12:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. by Nov. 25 by calling Betsy at 967-9846.
A steak fry (16-ounce porterhouse) by Chris will take place Dec. 14 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lake Erie Moose Lodge, 713 W. Fifth St., Lorain. Cost is $14. For further information, call the lodge at 440-244-2155. This event is open to the public.
A banquet dinner and proclamation awards ceremony to honor Evangelist Gertrude Cooper will take place Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Lorain County Community College, 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, in the Spencer Center, Room 118. Tickets cost $20. For details, call Glenn Cooper at 440-653-1869.

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